Window-sash.



Patented Oct. 7, 1913.

E. G. SHEPHERD. I

WINDOW SASH.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 27, 1912 WITNESS/Z5 v r te tu t i U1; whit-tannedlmette-seen.

Application filed January 27,

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ENSLEY C. Snnrrrunn,citizen of the United States, residing at Mineral Point, in the countyof Iowa and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Window Sashes, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to window sashes.

Gne object is to provide a window sash embodying such characteristicsthat the glass panes may be held therein against rattling Without theuse of putty.

Another object resides in the provision of a'metallic window sashembodying such characteristics that it cannot be removed from the windowcasing from the outside of the dwelling or other place in which thewindow may be mounted.

Another object resides in the provision of .a simple, inexpensive,durable and eflicient window sash.

A still further object is to provide a window sash embodying among othercharacteristics means whereby the sash may have free, easy and evensliding movement in the window casing and having means whereby weatherstrips are provided to prevent the ingress of air at the sides of thecasing from the outside.

. With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination of parts, hereinafter more fullydescribed, illustrated. the ac companyin g'drawings and pointed out inthe appended claim; it being understood that various. changes in theform, proportion, size and minor details of construction may be resortedto without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of theadvantages of the invention.

. In the drawings :Figure 1 is a face view illustrating the lower windowsash and a portion of the upper sash. Fig. 2 is a ver tical sectionalView. Fig. 3 isa horizontal sectional view. Fig. i is a horizontal sectional view oit' a modified form of the invention.

Referring new more particularly to the accompanying drawings, thereference char acter 10 indicates the casing in which the sashes aremounted, and. in Figs. 1 to 3, inelusive, the casing has secured to theinner faces of its sides, strips 11,12 and 13, each of these stripsbeing detachably secured to the casing by means of screws or othersuitable Specification of Letters Patent.

serial H0. 673,962.

fastenings 14. so that the strips may be removed for nurposeshereinafter explained. The strips and 13 on opposite sides of the casingare spaced from each other to form grooves 15 for the slidable receptionoi? the outer metallic member 15 of the lower sash. This outer metallicsash member 16 is provided. with a central opening 17. Between the glassand the outer and inner sash members are disposed cushioning strips 18,21, of felt, cork, paratiin paper, or other suitable mate rial tocushion the and prevent its rattling.

The inner sash member, preferably in the form or angle iron, has its webportion 20 arranged for cooperation with the outer sash member 16 toclamp the Window pane 19 inthe sash by means of the fastenings 25. Theother Web part 22 oi? the inner sash member slides preferably againstthe outer face of the strips 12 and these strips are each provided witha notch 23 to form grooves between the strips 11 and 12 for the slidablereception of the extended portions 24 of the inner sash member, whichextended portions are directed outwardly into said grooves for thepurpose of providing weather strips to prevent the ingress of cold airfrom the outside and also to provide for free, easy and even slidingmovement of the outer sash member 1 in the grooves 15.

Tire window pane 19 may be of any suitable size but preferably does notextend to the marginal edges of the sasn members so that in clamping thepanes between the sash members by means-ct the bolts, screws or othersuitable fastening members 25,- it is not necessary to penetrate thepane, as will be ciearly seen in Fig:

The strips 33 at the outer side of the casing are each provided with anotch 26 to slidably receive the weather strip wines of the upper sash.The outer sash'meinber of the upper sash slides against the outer edgeof the strips 13 and when the upper sash 153 be secured to the outerface of the frame.

In practice I preferably form t: e sash members of sheet or other lightmetal in order that the sashes will be light to tacilitate handlingthereof when shipping the same or when removing them-from the casings.in the particular instance ilinstrated in the drawings, it will be seenthat the sashes cannot be removed from the outside but must be removed,if it be desired to thus positioned, finishing strip 27 may.

them out of the casings, from the inside. To remove the sashes from thecasings, it would first be preferable to remove the lower sash and thismay be removed from the casing by unscrewing or releasing the fastenings'14 of the strips 11. and 12 when the lower sash may be readily removedfrom the casing. ing, it is then simply necessary to release thefastenings 14 of the strips 13, when the u per sash may be broughtinwardly of to dwelling or other place where the window may be in use.

lVhile I have described the method of removing the sashes from thecasings, if de sired, it will be understood that in order to remove thewindow pane of the lower sash, it is not necessary to remove both strips11 and 12, because by removing the strips 11 the inner metallic sashmember 2022--24 may be readily disconnected from the outer sash member16 by unlastening the fastenings 25.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that I provide a compact metallicwindow sash, whose parts are few and which are arranged to provide aneffectual. clamping of the window panes in place against rattlingwithout the use of putty.

The usual weight boxes 28 are shown in the drawings and it will beunderstood that weights (not shown) may be connected up with the sashesin any ordinary manner.

In Fig. 4 there is illustrated a modifica To remove the upper cas-- tionof the invention which is similar in all respects save that the innerangle iron sash members are not provided with the weather stripextensions 24: of Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive, and that consequently groovesfor such weather strip wings are not necessary in the use of thestructure shown in Fig. 4:. In all other respects, both forms of sashesare the same.

What is claimed is I The combination with a window pane; of elasticpacking strips resting-on the faces of said pane adjacent the edgesthereof, a-fiat rectangular frame member having its sides projectingbeyond the lateral edges and havmg portions overlapping the pane andresting on the packing on one side of said pane, a second frame memberhaving its side portions Z-shaped in cross section, one'leg of each sideresting on the respective side portion of the remaining packing, thespace between the frame members at the outer edges of the latter beingopen and unrestricted, and fasteni'ngs passing transversely through theoverlapping portions of said signature vVitnesses JOHN H. Smears, G no.C. Snommnnn.

